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World J Gastrointest Surg. Dec 27, 2025; 17(12): 111003
Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.111003
Table 1 Comparison of the two groups' baseline data, n (%)
Baseline data
PEP group (n = 24)
Non-PEP group (n = 159)
|t|/χ2
P value
Age, years4.7680.029
    < 6013 (54.17)50 (31.45)
    ≥ 6011 (45.83)109 (68.55)
Sex (male/female)10 (41.67)/14 (58.33)98 (62.26)/61 (37.73)3.4380.064
History of pancreatitis (yes/no)9 (37.50)/15 (62.50)13 (8.18)/146 (91.82)16.953< 0.01
History of hypertension (yes/no)4 (16.67)/20 (83.33)33 (20.75)/126 (79.25)0.2160.642
TC (mmol/L)3.84 ± 0.744.19 ± 0.792.0720.040
LDL (mmol/L)2.67 ± 0.542.61 ± 0.560.5000.618
HDL (mmol/L)1.34 ± 0.341.31 ± 0.300.4790.633
TG (mmol/L)1.74 ± 0.681.65 ± 0.590.7040.483


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